'''John Leftwich''' was born in May 1955 and became a trustee of the [[Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Ltd]] in 2012.<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04341280/officers Charitable Trust at Companies House] (Retrieved 23 April 2019)</ref> He became interim Chairman in April 2019, succeeding [[Hugh McQuade]].
He has been spearheading John helped spearhead the Trust’s fundraising efforts since 2012, with commendable success, funds raised exceeding £2 million. His background was in sales and marketing, culminating as corporate vice president of Microsoft, responsible for marketing across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Now retired, his background was John sadly passed away in hospital in sales and marketingApril 2020 following a short illness<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blmay20 Branch Lines May 2020], as marketing vice president for Microsoft for 10 years"A tribute to John Leftwich"</ref>.
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